British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Clark

#1Dec 30th, 2010

Hi, my name is Clark im 24!

Nice to meet all of you!

, Québec city is a beautiful very very beautiful place to live, but there arent many english speaking people though hehehehe, I know I know I can handle myself in french, not as good I hoped but I can handle myself, directions to bathroom, merci et beaucoup hahahaha jkz.

we'll I would like to have some english speaking friends so I can feel a little less out of place hehehe

thanks! :P

lone wolf

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Welcome aboard (Bienvenue à bord)

coldstream

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

I lived in Montreal for 8 years, became 'officially bilingual', but honestly seldom had to use the language.. loved it all, the night life, institutions, joie de vivre.. the beautiful Quebec countryside.. I live in B.C now, which has its charms, but i'll never regret my time spent in Quebec.. but allow me a dig at your title.. i am a 'CITIZEN' of Canada.. a 'resident' of whatever province i happen to live in.....

Clark

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

hahahaha thanks coldstream! the citizen thing well I am a citizen of Canada, I just meant to say I was born and raised in BC that's all hehehehe dont get upset.

So Coldstream you lived 8 years in Montreal, that is good what brought you there and what brought you to BC now?

thanks for the welcome lone wolf.

El Barto

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

What brought you to quebec in the first place?

Clark

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Work brought me to Québec. I was supposed to be sent to Ottawa but I was needed here so, here I am.
What about you el barto? where are you? me im in Charlesbourg

El Barto

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

I was born and raised here in the eastern township 2 hours south of you .
It used to be a very anglo area. Sherbrooke area has a high concentration of english community.
Sparrow is about an hour away

eh1eh

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Je ne parle pas francais. Whoo Hoo. Mais je parle une peu al a meird. But I speaky enngy real good. j/k.
Welcome. We have people from all over the globe here.

Clark

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Nice, well I'm in Québec city (charlesbourg) pretty much french 100% kind feels like a different country really, I've been here for 8 months now and its starting to catch up with me, we can only stick our heads into our jobs for so long until we realize that well we need a social life as well.

El Barto

#10

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

est to soak up your surroundings while you can....... I lived a year and a half in T.O. 20 years ago and only last year did i go visit there , well outside of T.O. and just loved the country side . I was way too into my work at the time

coldstream

#11

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Clark

So Coldstream you lived 8 years in Montreal, that is good what brought you there and what brought you to BC now?
.

Work too, brought me to Montreal (from Toronto) and thence of BC.

Welcome aboard, Clark, btw..

Risus

#12 Top Rated Post

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by coldstream

I lived in Montreal for 8 years, became 'officially bilingual', but honestly seldom had to use the language.. loved it all, the night life, institutions, joie de vivre.. the beautiful Quebec countryside.. I live in B.C now, which has its charms, but i'll never regret my time spent in Quebec.. but allow me a dig at your title.. i am a 'CITIZEN' of Canada.. a 'resident' of whatever province i happen to live in.....

There is a big difference in the 'mentality' of those living in Quebec City compared to those living in Montreal. You can't even compare the two...

coldstream

#13

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Risus

There is a big difference in the 'mentality' of those living in Quebec City compared to those living in Montreal. You can't even compare the two...

I think that might be right. Montrealers, English and French, tend to think of themselves as that first, Quebecers second. It's got its own language 'ghettos', the west, English.. the east, French.. but.. there's a lot of overlap, especially amongst young people.

Most take pride in the bilingual and diverse nature of the city, rather than their own English or French roots. Its great arts traditions and many of its 'institutions' come not from the two founding cultures but from interlopers.. especially Jewish.. but Greek, Italian, Haitian.. you name it.

Quebec City i would think would be more 'vrai laine'.. culturally and politically. As i said, living in Montreal for 8 years, i was more or less steeped, on one side, in a very self protective old order British culture, that has long since disappeared elsewhere in Canada.. and this vibrant, mixed, free spirited, cosmopolitan, bilingual culture on the other side. It's quite unique.

Last edited by coldstream; Dec 30th, 2010 at 07:05 PM..

Clark

#14

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

I agree with you Risus, Montreal is more of a multi-cultural area, people are used to having all types of people from all over the world, Quebec city is a bit more conservative when it comes into adapting to the new multicultural world. But hey we all go through denial before acceptance right? so... I'm just desperate to find someone that speaks English so that I can feel a little less solo hahahaha.

i've been in Montreal as well for 1 year.

El Barto

#15

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Quebec city they seem more open and not afraid to look at you, Montrealers tend to be in thier own world .
Been to the Montreal Jazz festival many years back and those that were there that seem to have some life in them didn't come from Montreal .....I asked them where they came from, the lively ones .
I always love the feel of Quebec city....Montreal , wishe we could just float that island down the St Lawrence

Clark

#16

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

hahahaha

I am a HUGE movies fan and no cinema in english that too hum...

but I have to say though! the POUTINE from ashton here OH MY GOD! this was absolutely the food of gods for sure! im going to get some right now. ps: but very high in calories hehehe so for every Regulière that you eat run for 30 minutes minimum hehehe

El Barto

#17

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Food of god????
unless you mean it will shorten your life and you get to see your maker , then ummm yeah

Clark

#18

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA exactly! we seem them earlier than expected! hahaha

Sparrow

#19

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 30th, 2010

Welcome to Quebec. I would like to help you but I really don't know that much about the English Community in Quebec City. I have visited the city often but never lived there. However I do believe you would have a better chance of meeting English speaking people in Quebec City than in Charlesboug. Depending on where you work, some must know where you could go to meet people.

Best of luck and I hope you find some friends.

Risus

#20

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by El Barto

Quebec city they seem more open and not afraid to look at you, Montrealers tend to be in thier own world .
Been to the Montreal Jazz festival many years back and those that were there that seem to have some life in them didn't come from Montreal .....I asked them where they came from, the lively ones .
I always love the feel of Quebec city....Montreal , wishe we could just float that island down the St Lawrence

I have lived in Montreal for several years, and have visited Quebec City a number of times. In Montreal, those who speak french will make a good attempt to speak English to an English speaking visitor. That does not happen in Quebec City. Too bad because Quebec City is a great place.

Last edited by Risus; Dec 31st, 2010 at 12:45 PM..

El Barto

#21

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Risus

I have lived in Montreal for several years, and have visited Quebec City a number of tomes. In Montreal, those who speak french will make a good attempt to speak English to an English speaking visitor. That does not happen in Quebec City. Too bad because Quebec City is a great place.

Seeming that I am bilingual there are things i will not notice

Machjo

#22

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Risus

I have lived in Montreal for several years, and have visited Quebec City a number of times. In Montreal, those who speak french will make a good attempt to speak English to an English speaking visitor. That does not happen in Quebec City. Too bad because Quebec City is a great place.

I'd lived in Montreal and visited Quebec city a number of times. One day in Quebec city I was curious and so pretended not to know French. First off, I was shocked at the lack of English knowledge on the part of the general population. That said, most did make a great effort to help me when I'd asked for directions for example.

In Montreal, the vast majority seem to know both languages at least to a decent degree, but then some of them on both sides had a real attitude if you dared speak to them in the wrong language. From my observations though, at least in the part of town I lived in, French was a little more dominant, English-speakers were more likely to know French than vice versa, and seemed to be more accepting of French. But then again, that was in that particular part of town. I'm sure in the more English-speaking parts of town it would likely have been the reverse.

taxslave

#23

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Clark

Hi, my name is Clark im 24!

Nice to meet all of you! , Québec city is a beautiful very very beautiful place to live, but there arent many english speaking people though hehehehe, I know I know I can handle myself in french, not as good I hoped but I can handle myself, directions to bathroom, merci et beaucoup hahahaha jkz.

we'll I would like to have some english speaking friends so I can feel a little less out of place hehehe

thanks! :P

We all feel your pain.

Said1

#24

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

I know how he feels, I just moved to Vanier, lol

El Barto

#25

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Said1

I know how he feels, I just moved to Vanier, lol

What the hell brought you there and where the hell is that?

ok I just googled it.....wow not far from old quebec city

that's one of those town you hear the name of but never put it on the map kinda thing

Said1

#26

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

It's in Ottawa, just a predominantly french area, or at least it was.

El Barto

#27

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Said1

It's in Ottawa, just a predominantly french area, or at least it was.

Well I just saw there's one in the quebec city area too

YukonJack

#28

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

Clark, I was 18 when I arrived in Canada, not knowing either English or French.

There was no internet forums then for me to go to and look for sympathy. And to be quite frank with you, even if here had been any I would have been strong enough to make it on my own, rather than crying on the shoulders of strangers.

Compared to what I had to go through, you can count your blessings.

Said1

#29

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by El Barto

Well I just saw there's one in the quebec city area too

George Vanier is a popular guy.

El Barto

#30

Re: British Columbian citizen, now living in Québec city! help?

Dec 31st, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Said1

George Vanier is a popular guy.

George who?

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